Maduro Oatmeal Brown Ale - Cigar City Brewing

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rAvg: 3.96
pDev: 12.63%
Reviews: 542
Hads: 594

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Brewed by:
Cigar City Brewing

Florida, United States

Style | ABV
English Brown Ale | 5.50% ABV

Availability: Year-round. bottle (379), on-tap (99), growler (36), can (24), cask (3), nitro-tap (1).

Notes:
Pours brown in color with notes of caramel, toffee, chocolate and hints of espresso. Flavor has caramel/toffee sweetness is upfront with intermingling notes of chocolate and espresso with a roasted peanut expression in the finish.

25 IBU

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Reviews by merlin48:

merlin48

Kentucky

4.43/5 rDev +11.9%
look: 4 | smell: 4.5 | taste: 4.5 | feel: 4 | overall: 4.5

Many thanks to mntlover for this gem of a bottle. Pours a clear brown body with a large beige head. Good retention with some patchy lacing.

Aroma opens with a surprising assault of minty and pine hops. Nutty chocolate, caramel, and oatmeal quickly climb aboard to remind me this is an American brown ale.

Mouthfeel has the trademark silkiness of oatmeal, with a medium body and carbonation.

Taste has leafy and minty hops which play off malty notes of caramel and chocolate in an entertaining ballet. A pleasant nutty malt character provides the stage. Finishes clean and even.

One of the best brown ales I've ever sampled. Very complex and playful on the senses.

Serving type: bottle

07-31-2011 22:14:02 | More by merlin48

More User Reviews:

Ctruskey

New York

4/5 rDev +1%

05-17-2013 18:51:26 | More by Ctruskey

mverity

Florida

4/5 rDev +1%

05-16-2013 20:54:22 | More by mverity

Bosoxfan20

Oklahoma

3.74/5 rDev -5.6%
look: 3 | smell: 4 | taste: 3.75 | feel: 3.5 | overall: 3.75

A- Dark chocolate brown with a creamy tan head of about a 1/2 finger that doesn't stick around too long. Opaque with sparse lacing. I know browns aren't usually the most asthetically pleasing style, but nothing that really stands out to me here.

S- Caramel and roasted nuts with toasted grain up front. Touch of chocolate. Espresso kicks in late. Delightful nutty aroma.

T- Follows nose pretty well. Intense roasted walnuts and caramel gets things started. Chocolate, oats, and the slightest touch of earthy hops also make their way. Finish left a little something to be desired for my palate. But it had a nice richness to it.

M- A little thin, but not far off for the style. Smooth and fairly drinkable. Good session beer if you enjoy these flavors. Not bitter, but slightly dry.

O- My first from Cigar City. Unique, and certainly enjoyable. Almost like a light, thinner porter. I can see how this would pair well with desert and a cigar (if i were a cigar smoker). Very interesting and well put together nut brown.

Canned on 4/24/13
Consumed on 5/14/13

6 pk for $7.49

Serving type: can

05-16-2013 16:49:06 | More by Bosoxfan20

THEOPTIMATOR88

Illinois

4.25/5 rDev +7.3%

05-16-2013 02:55:59 | More by THEOPTIMATOR88

RayUF07

Florida

4/5 rDev +1%

05-16-2013 02:29:33 | More by RayUF07

Michigan

Michigan

4/5 rDev +1%

05-15-2013 21:31:35 | More by Michigan

MatthewPlus

Florida

3.75/5 rDev -5.3%

05-15-2013 14:39:16 | More by MatthewPlus

BeastLU

Virginia

3.5/5 rDev -11.6%

05-14-2013 15:04:20 | More by BeastLU

harpus

Alabama

3.5/5 rDev -11.6%

05-14-2013 15:03:55 | More by harpus

ncstateplaya

North Carolina

3.75/5 rDev -5.3%

05-14-2013 13:36:02 | More by ncstateplaya

montrealbcr89

Quebec (Canada)

3.75/5 rDev -5.3%

05-14-2013 13:33:27 | More by montrealbcr89

aLenwell

Florida

3.75/5 rDev -5.3%

05-13-2013 23:15:24 | More by aLenwell

tommyguz

Pennsylvania

3.25/5 rDev -17.9%

05-13-2013 17:38:59 | More by tommyguz

Hopinista

Nevada

4.25/5 rDev +7.3%

05-13-2013 04:18:42 | More by Hopinista

mcrago

Indiana

4.25/5 rDev +7.3%

05-12-2013 21:26:44 | More by mcrago

Aggro2012

Florida

4.5/5 rDev +13.6%

05-12-2013 01:57:58 | More by Aggro2012

mikeburd1128

New Jersey

4/5 rDev +1%

05-11-2013 15:22:20 | More by mikeburd1128

Eastside151

Ohio

4/5 rDev +1%

05-10-2013 03:43:54 | More by Eastside151

heygeebee

Australia

2.3/5 rDev -41.9%
look: 1 | smell: 3 | taste: 3 | feel: 1 | overall: 1

From Warners

Hmmm, difficult to write a review of the worst gusher I have ever had, first time ever I have seen all head and no beer.

All in all a hybrid US/UK brown ale style, big and toffee driven, but when you can't actually get at the beer you are a supposed to be drinking and it takes a dozen pours to get the bottle into the glass, it's all irrelevant, isn't it?

Fail.

Serving type: bottle

05-09-2013 08:44:57 | More by heygeebee